Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-26
BUDS.

The gardeners in India are all Buddhists.
Boston Transcript
Some of the best blood in the land now
runs through the mosquitoes veins.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle.
De Sappy (from Boston)-"Say, fellers,
I'm reading the finest book I ever saw. It's
'Boecaccio,' by Don Cameron. Ever see it?'
Life
Dakota has tavern called "The Old Wo-
man." The Old Woman keeps the old man,
which is not an isolated case by any manner
of means.-Norristown Herald.
Some ice cream analyzed recently in New
York was found to contain glue. The man
ufacturer thought there was a demand for
cream with 'estick" in it.-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph. So
In view of the recent stand the local gov
erment has made against monkeys, we advise
the mayor to look after the grocers who sell
honey. Ubi mel, ibi apes, is an aphorism SO
old as to be trite.-Life.
Some philosopher has said, Send me the
dresses woman has worn and 1 will write
her autobiography" This would be a very
cheap and ingenious way for a man with a
large family to accumulate wardrobe
Burlington Free Press.
West Point Cadet Ito young lady)-I am
surprised to hear that Corporal Callow has
been punished. Did you learn what his Of
fense was, Miss Smitha Young LADY, be-
lieve, Lieutenant Shoulderstrsp, it was con-
duct unbecoming either an officer or gentle
man, but I have forgotten which.
'tWhere do you get this bread?' asked a
fastidious man of one of the darkies who
peddled chicken sandwiches in front of the
Monmouth Park race track.
CAT de bakers, sab, /" replied the man in
evident alarm; "but fo' de lowd's sake don't
ak me vhar I gifts de chickuns New York
Evening Sun.
Backward, turn backward, o Time, in thy
flight, give us a frost again just for to night
Pm so weary of weather so hot j; the sweat it
produces would fill bright pot weary of
collars that wilt like rag, weary of toiling
away for the swag. A snowstorm or biz
zard would go very nice; put me on ice,
mother, put me on ice.-Atchison Globe.
ssYou say you want to marry my daughter;
have you spoken to her?"
Eyes, SIR" replied the young man; "and
have gained her consent.
ssWell, if she has said yes, that settles it.
Anything 1 may say or do wouldn't have the
slightest influence"
Then the young man goes home and Won
ders if he isn't too young to marry such a
girl.-Puck.
Surprised Citizen-Isn't this General Gro
ton, the celebrated temperance orator?
Beam-ended Observation-Disclosures my (hic-g-
glD name, shirt
Citizen-How did you come TO get into this
disgraceful conditions
Beam-ended ndividual-C'victed sheven-
teen bartendersh on excuse me; thought your
foot wash q dog pershonally secured evidensh
thish morn'n.-Puck.
"Dan,' said a contractor to one of his
trusted employees, "when you are down see-
ing about the lime this morning wish you
would mention to Dempsey that would like
to have him pay that little bill. You
needn't press it, you know, but just mention
ID to him in an off hand manner" eyes,
SOFT" 81 got the money from Dempsey,
sorr," said Dan on his return. 'I'm very
glad; you merely alluded to it in an off-hand
way, Isupposea' eyes, SORT; I handed him
the bill and towled him if he didn't pay it
would let off me hand and give him wipe
in the jaw that he wouldn't forget for a
while, and he paid it at wanst. ."-Boston
Courier